Bunia
Bunia is the capital city of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was part of the Orientale Province until that province's dissolution.
Meaning & Origin of Bunia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bunia is the capital city of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was part of the Orientale Province until that province's dissolution.
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The Story of Bunia
The earliest SSA record of Bunia as a baby girl name dates back to 1917, when 5 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Bunia — #3,053 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Bunia on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Bunia last appeared in the published SSA data in 1935, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 30 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Bunia
Bunia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Bunia's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #3,053. Use the chart and map above to compare Bunia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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